Medical Assistant - Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic - One Hundred Oaks (Full-Time)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the licensed healthcare team in office examinations and procedures. The role organizes and manages clinic patient flow, gathers and documents patient screening data, assists with patient and family education, and communicates with the patient’s healthcare team. The position is with the Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic at One Hundred Oaks and is full-time. The role maintains clinic supplies, equipment, and environmental standards; assists with clinical procedures; and helps identify resources to meet patient healthcare needs. Clinical capabilities include assisting with vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards. The position also involves setting up and maintaining patient exam rooms and using clinical applications for patient documentation. Vanderbilt Health notes that candidates may be considered if they can obtain certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines. Candidates may sit for a certification exam with 12 months of patient care experience. Recognized certification organizations listed are AMT, AAMA, NCCT, NHA, and NAHP. The role requires graduation from an approved discipline-specific program and lists an experience level of less than one year.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
Experience level: less than one year.
Medical assistant certification from a certification organization recognized by Vanderbilt Health, or the ability to obtain certification within 120 days in accordance with state guidelines.
Ability to assist with clinical care, including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
Ability to set up and maintain patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
Fundamental awareness of clinical applications for patient documentation.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with 12 months of patient care experience may be eligible to sit for a certification exam.

Responsibilities

Directs and supports patient flow and unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards.
Facilitates identification of resources to meet patient healthcare needs.
Performs or assists with procedures according to organizational and departmental standards.
Collects and documents patient screening data for the healthcare team.
Assists with patient and family education.
Additional duties may be assigned.